{ 3 Months Old }

Quick Update
2 Week Stats:
Height: 20 1/4" (32%)
Weight: 7.06 lbs. (8.25%)
Head: 35 1/2 cm (38%)

Wyatt's 2 Month Stats:
Height: 22 3/4" (32%)
Weight: 10.75 lbs. (13.24%)
Head: 40 cm (75%)
So I guess at 2 months he's basically just a little guy that still needs to grow into his head : ) Love him!

Here we are in August and another month has come and gone and my sweet little man is now 3 months old. Ahhh...seriously where is the time going?

Over the last month things have definitely been changing with this little man of mine. I'm not sure if I ever mentioned how concerned Jordan and I, I have been about Wyatt's neck but things are going much better with it. At his 2 month appointment Dr. M. said that the left side of his neck was a little tighter than normal. Wyatt tends to lean his head a little forward and to his left most of the time. The only time he doesn't is when someone is physically holding his head straight up, when we prop his head upright in the carseat, or when he's laying down and we lay him straight. So, Dr. M. suggested a couple different ways to hold him that is supposed to help. At first we didn't hold him that certain way very often but once we really got into that habit we could tell it was making a difference. I even called his office and asked if there was any kind of brace I could get because at first I wasn't seeing any kind of improvement and we were really wanting to avoid doing any physical therapy. Everyone basically changed how they hold him, including myself. I would always hold him with his head in my left arm, change him with his head on the left side, etc. So, I basically had to switch everything with how I take care of Wyatt. Not as easy as you may think. But it's all definitely paid off. Wyatt is now holding his head much much straighter making mommy much less concerned.

He's been smiling and "talking" so much more lately. His little smile absolutely melts my heart and I think I've got a little boy with two dimples! We don't see them very often but when this little guy shows his big grin...BAM, there they are! He definitely didn't get them from my side of the family but ladies watch out. This little man is one heck of a charmer already.

Sleeping at night is roughly the same. Usually he still gets up once in the middle of the night sometime between 2:00 am-3:00 am to eat but thankfully goes right back to sleep after. He definitely sleeps longer at night if he's been able to sleep more during the day. Like a couple times if he's taken some long naps during the day he sleeps through almost the entire night up until I have to start getting ready for work. Bonus! And so far since I've started work again (ugh!) half the time he's gotten up again about an hour or so before I have to get up for work giving me enough time to feed him and get him back to sleep so I can hurry and get ready. But even if he wakes up hungry in the middle of me getting ready I'll just feed and lay him in his bouncer in the doorway of the bathroom where he'll just watch me get ready for work. Such a little sweetheart! And just to give y'all a little idea of just how this guy is such a charmer. In the middle of the night during and after feeding my little Wyatt he's showing that cute little grin of his. He really enjoys laying on his changing table and will just grin away as I'm changing him (as long as he's already been fed of course), after he's eaten I'll swaddle him up and he'll be grinning from ear to ear, and as he's falling asleep I get to stare at all his little sleepy smiles. Now how can my exhausted self not smile back? Despite it being 3:00 am that little smile makes it worth it.

He still gets hungry every 3-4 hours. Definitely more so during the day but when he falls asleep at night he'll usually last closer to 6-7 hours before he's hungry again. Jordan gave him his first bottle at 10 weeks just to make sure he actually would be okay with a bottle. I wasn't terribly worried because he likes his pacifier but he took that bottle like a pro. Total time he usually eats nursing is about 15 minutes but with that bottle it was maybe 4 minutes. I was amazed at how much quicker he was. I had read it was best to have someone besides mommy give him his first bottle that way he wouldn't reject the bottle right away because he knew there was a nipple right there. I'm really glad we did it that way not just because it better ensured he'd take the bottle but I think it was a really special moment for Jordan. I doubt he'd ever admit it but I think it meant a lot to him.

WARNING...time for lots of pictures...

8 Weeks, 1 Day

8 Weeks, 2 Days

8 Weeks, 3 Days

8 Weeks, 4 Days

8 Weeks, 6 Days - this is about the time he started licking his blanket during tummy time : )

8 Weeks, 6 Days

9 Weeks, 1 Day...love this expression on his face!

9 Weeks, 2 Days...Wyatt likes it when daddy comes home for lunch : )

9 Weeks, 3 Days

9 Weeks, 5 Days....taking a little snooze with Aunt Kendra

10 Weeks, 1 Day...watching mommy make dinner

10 Weeks, 1 Day...he thinks he's such a big boy sititing up  : )

10 Weeks, 3 Days

10 Weeks, 6 Days...he smiled and talked to his little bears for like 30 minutes this day...it was SO cute!

11 Weeks, 1 Day

11 Weeks, 5 Days...my boys takin' a little snooze...Jordan probably won't like I put this on here : ) ...like the one sock on one sock off look?

11 Weeks, 5 Days...all ready to go to Grandma & Grandpa's

3 Months Old!!!

What can I say? I love my little sweatheart more than I ever thought I could love somebody. Without even being able to say anything he has a way to make me smile and lift me up. This precious little angle of mine means more to me than I ever imagined. Honestly, before Wyatt came into my life the thought of having children scared me to death. Not the physically being able to take care of them and meet all their physical needs. The spiritual aspect of raising children is what terified me. The idea that I would be bringing one of God's children into this world and be responsible for rearing them in the Gospel to follow the Savior's plan made me so nervous I would sometimes physically feel ill. I guess just because I didn't grow up in an LDS home but none the less I was scared I would completely mess up any children I had. Since I've had Wyatt in my life I've definitely felt Heavenly Father's tender mercies. He knows what Wyatt can handle. He knows what I can handle and what I can handle from Wyatt. I mean He sent me this incredibly precious, sweet, silly little angel. What more can I ask for?